State v. McClanahan

The defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of larceny as bailee. The chattel involved was a registered quarter horse. The District Court placed the defendant on probation for a period of 2 years under specified conditions which included making restitution in the amount of $600- to the owner of the horse.

The defendant, Robert McClanahan, was in the business of buying horses for slaughter. On January 10, 1974, he bought approximately 20 horses at a public sale in Wheatland, Wyoming. The sale was conducted by Joe Madden, a livestock man and auctioneer. At the conclusion of the sale…